Prevent it from happening again. Reporter reviewing a warrant issued to remove the black box and video cameras from the bus for clues, and they are also awaiting blood test results from the driver. With the children still recovering here, we are now learning that 24yearold only got his license to drive that bus in april and just two months ago, he was in another crash which ntsb officials said they are looking into as part of the investigation. Kendis, elizabeth, thank you. A lot of questions left to be answered in that case, but Severe Weather is said to cause severe travel issues today. Travelers in the midwest and northwest are most likely to see weatherrelated delays today. Well get the forecast in just a moment, but its also going to be crowded out there whether you go by road or air. Look at some of these highways scenes there, oh, the memories. Already . Too early for that much traffic already. Absolutely, but i mean, todays going to be a bad day, no matter how youre traveling, but theres good news and bad news. Thanksgiving travel hits a nineyear high according to aaa. That means more people getting out and spending the holiday with family, good news, right . With all that comes those traveling headaches. If youre not already at your holiday destination, you may end up wishing you were. If youre planning to drive today, you could see the standstill traffic jams. Aaa estimates americans will drive at least 50 miles. The worst day is today to get behind the wheel, and the big concern today is weather moving in this morning making driving worse. Slick roads from minneapolis to new orleans. Winter weather advisories issued in minnesota and wisconsin with snow in areas where state troopers already responded to more than 200 wrecks following the first blizzard of the get on the road before 10 00 this morning for the best bet to avoid traffic. If youre flying, that same system brings rain to chicago, a major traffic hub, and storms in memphis and south of houston and travel delays there. At the airport, the tsa says two hours early, but factor in traffic on roads if you drive to the airport, and any weather that could slow you down so that a lot to plan for as you head out, but a big payoff im tired already. Theur the road looks festive with the red lights. Absolutely. Thank you so much. Great to have you here. We did not see the map that showed a lot of weatherrelated problems right in the midwest. It means delays in the northwest as well as in the midwest. Accuweathers cam tran has the forecast for us. Cam, good morning. Good morning, diane and kendis. Those heading out on the busy wednesday could run into delays in the Pacific Northwest thanks as a storm system moves on through bringing widespread rainfall from chicago to cleveland and louisville. Watch for delays there. In the north, its cold enough its snowing, in duluth and minneapolis. Slow go there. For the holiday itself, its looking good, green means go. Other than delays in the Pacific Northwest and northeast. Back to you. Thank you, cam. Breaking news from detroit where another Police Officer has been shot. The Wayne State University fi being shot in the head. Officials said rose was patrolling an area offam pus when the attack took place. A perp of interest is in custody and is being interrogated. Rose is at least the fifth officer shot on duty across this country just since the weekend. The suspect charged in the ambushstyle Fatal Shooting of a san toep owe Police Officer got married the day after the attack. All of this according to Court Documents. It appears that otis may have from having to testify against him. The d. A. Says any conversations before the shooting would be admissible. Funeral Services Held for the murdered officer next week. A postelection surge for stocks as three averages open at record highs this morning. The dow starts above 19,000 for the first time ever. Its closed at a record high six times now in the two weeks since Donald Trumps election. Markets are closed tomorrow for thanksgiving and will close earl also on the economic front, a federal judge blocked a new requirement for 4 million workers to get overtime pay. The Obama Administration sought to raise the amount of money workers could make from nearly 24,000 to nearly 47,000 before being exempt from overtime. 21 states challenged the rule, and a federal judge in texas pushed the Effective Date back as he awaits a challenge to the rule. Apparently, this person found a unique use for his drone. Yeah. Anyone looking for a creative way to prepare your thanksgiving meal . There it is. The drone peels potatoes and car carrots, a creative use there. When it comes to mixing things, though, this is a deep fryer. Stay away from the deep fryer, right, so the drone is a good way to handle that. Chopping, though, did not go well. You can see theres the plate. Oh, yeah. It looks just like a hot mess. Not the neatest. It looks more like the after than the before. I do like the deep fryer method, though. I do like that as well. Would be a good creative way for those who dont like the kitchen but like gadgets to help you help you. Or go outside and play with the drone to get out of your way. Separating the ceo away from the commander in chief. Donald trump said in the care less about his company, but now the growing conflicts of interest could make turning his back on his business merely impossible. Unforgettable encounter between a woman who lost her son but gained a brand new family in the lives he touched with his death. Remember to find us on facebook at wnnfans. Com and on twitter. Yeah, that stuff only lasts a few hours. Or, take mucinex. 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In an interview with the New York Times trump no long r appeared interested in prosecuting Hillary Clinton saying it would be devisive for the country. On climate change, he now says a break from previous remarks that it was a hoax. Trump is backing away from advocating for water boarden, disenvowed the white nationalists who celebrated his election, but denied that steve banon is racest, defending him, in his words, as a decent guy, treated unfairly. Mr. Trump faces another controversy on how he plans to interest between business and office. Keeping a distance from inside the white house could be nearly impossible for him to do. Abcs brian ross investigates. Reporter with growing concerns how he continues to push the business measures, donald trump told the New York Times, the law is on my side. The president cant have a conflict of interest, but throughout the campaign, trump pledged to leave the Business Empire behind. If i become president , i couldnt care less about my company. Reporter in the two weeks since the ti developers of two trump towers in the country who posted this picture and then took it down. He complained to a british politician about eyesore Wind Turbines near his golf course, and hes boasted his brand is now hotter than ever. His daughter, ivankas Jewelry Company trying to cash in on sixty minutes to sell the line of 10,000 bracelets. Since then, trump included his prepares to take over his company, which already is seeking deals in asia. Trump defended that saying, if it were up to some people, i would never ever see my daughter again. He has investments in 18 countries around the world, and now advisers fear the president elect is creating conflict. Youre going to have foreign entities and governments offering sweet heart deals in hope of favorable actions from the president of the united questions whether trump, as president , take actions to help a huge jer ran bank that loaned him plrn 300 million. Trump used the money to design a golf course in florida and build hotels in chicago at his new one in washington. But Deutsche Bank is also now the target of two major investigations by the u. S. Department of justice facing a possible 14 billion settlement that could imperil the bank and a democrat is calling for a special prosecutor to ensure the Justice Department does not back down. Theres a clear conflict of interest between Donald Trumps personal business interests and his public duties, in fact, the public trust. Reporter donald trump said in theory, i could run my business perfectly and run the country perfectly, adding theres never been a case like this. There is no law that requires a president to sell off his business interests or put in a blind trust. Mr. Trump said hed like to do something to address concerns, but is suggesting he could still be involved in the business in some limited way, and theres nothing legally to prevent him from doing that. Brian ross, abc news, new york. All right, thanks. Coming up, the Ground Breaking space transplant. The donors mother meeting the recipient for the first time. The emotional encounter next. One year ago, a firefighter badly burned in the line of duty endured the most extensive face transplant ever attempted. This morning,e witnessing the tearful First Encounter between he and the mother of the donor. Were up all night line with abcs juju chang. I believe we have reporter its been more than a year since nancy lost her son, dave. Come on, mom. We were really close. It was almost like twins. Reporter raising him as a single mother. Their tight bond forged while they traveled the country, working together at craft fairs, that brought him to new york, flying through the airings thats david at a red bulls concert race in 2014. You cant think about it and just go, go, go. Reporter a year after winning the race, he suffered a head injury in a bike accident while riding home from work. He was not wearing a helmet. After clinging to life for three weeks, nancy made the heart breaking decision to let him go. It was all meant to be somehow. I think he knew. Reporter dave chose to be an organ donor and a Perfect Match forever a surgery 15 years later. The volunteer firefighter and father from mississippi ran into a Burning House searching for survivors when the roof collapsed. He was lucky to survive. Scalp, ears, and nose and eyelids and lips were also gone. Take off your ears for me please. Reporter desperation led him to nyus medical center. The pioneering surgeon in the emerging field of face transplants had been looking for the perfect patient, and pat was the one. It takes 12 hours to remove the donors face, and in operating rooms across the city, four other patients prepped for life saving those saved on this day, two young boys, and a 58yearold woman all desperately waiting for transplants. Every day, 22 americans die waiting for a life saving transplant. Nationally, only 50 of eligible adults are registered as organ donors. Its been more than a year . Yes. Reporter its been a tough year for nancy while she was grieving her sons death, she was also battling cancer. Now nancy is going to meet the davids organs, including pat. One by one, they came down the stairs. Hi, my names nancy. Im nancy. Reporter three families now intertwined with nancys. When i knew you were a firefighter, i knew you had the strength to go through it. I had no hesitation. Look at your face. Look at patricks face. Beautiful. You are be the best day of my life was the day david was born. This is the second best day of my life. What an amazing experience there, and david not only donated his face, but also his heart, liver, his kidney, bone, skin, corneas, so saved quite a few lives. A great way to celebrate thanksgiving, if youre not an organ donor, sign up for it. More than 120,000 people in the lives. What a great story. Coming up, how to avoid talking politics over turkey. The mix is next. . Holy night . . Sleep in heavenly peace . . Sleep in heavenly peace . coughs cough doesnt sound so good. Take mucinex dm. Ill text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. One pill lasts 12 hours, so. Looks like im good all night some cough medicines only last 4 hours. But just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. Its judgment day. The inlaws, the typea cousins, siblings and back seat chefs have all assembled but youve cleaned off all the bakedon business from meals past with easyoff, so the only thing they see is that big, beautiful bird. Mmmmm go ahead. Let em judge. My sweethearts gone sayonara. This scarf all thats left to remem. Happy anniversary dinner, darlin can this much love be cleaned by a little bit of dawn ultra . Oh yeah one bottle has the grease cleaning power of this bargain brand. Time now for the mix, and coming up on thanksgiving, many look forward to sitting around the table with family good times, yes. Some of you maybe are not looking forward to sitting around the table with family, but twitter users are trying to help those who fall in the of how to avoid politics at thanksgiving. Will be tough this year. Some of the highlights . Just say wrong in response to everything they say. Mom, what do you think of trump . Wrong. Okay. That works. That should go over well. Tell your family you have a girlfriend, art of distraction. Another says, just dont go. I dont think thats going to get you out of the dog house, dessert, and as soon as somebody starts talking politics, start singing bohemian rhapsody. Were at different parts of the song. What do you think of trump . . Hes just a poor boy from a poor family . Like, what, what are you talking about . Obviously that would be a distraction. We know cat videos oh, im jumping the gun here. Thats okay. I want to get to the cats. You know how when you can ride your bike or go for a run, your gps on the nike app or different apps, they can kind of follow you around and make weird objects. Mine have been quite interesting. I dont do either activity. Normal people do. Theres one person in San Francisco on a 50 mile route in San Francisco, all to be able to that is awesome. He started at the castro, and then he went to the finish line in central park in San Francisco they took the route for their fourth year in a row. Cool. Looks like it was drawn on an etchasketch. Im dating myself. I like that. And so back to the cats, right . Yes. We all know cat videos are popular on line, but now cat photographs are making the rounds, and these come david in the u. K. Who recreated movie scenes with his cat. Theres win from e. T. Weve got another one from alien. Oh, god, that poor cat. Theres also that real alien versus the cat, doing the job there. Oh, the shining. Heres johnny. Perfect. And everyone remembers that really iconic scene from ghost making the pottery. Yeah. Good morni. This morning on world news now. Travel getting tricky. The mad dash is looking to beibe ic complicated by a new storm system. And donald trump is softening his stance. Hear why hes backing off a threat to Hillary Clinton. And the turkeys not even defrosted yet. The race is already on for black friday. Door buster items already on sale. Well show you the deals you should jump on now and those you can wait on. And the coronation ceremony is complete. We have a new champion, but it always be. The couple who took home the mirror ball trophy last night, a complete wrappup and the skinny, its wednesday, november 23rd, vanilla ice, ice, and rick perry. On the ones and twos. . . Yes. . . From abc news, this is from abc news, this is world news now. Anything less than the best is a ny we were getting into the ice ice baby. Shes like, really . Can i go back to d. C. . This is really kind of awkward, but, good morning. Good wednesday morning. It is the day before thanksgiving. The big story. Speaking of ice, ice baby. Hala. Were talking about the Severe Weather. Nearly 50 million americans hit the roads. Storms will make for unsafe well have the full forecast a little later, but another big concern is the volume of travelers who will pack those roads and airports. Shes a little bit embarrassed to be with us. Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun. You can put that on in the car. Wherever you are traveling this weekend, you could expect to run into some of those traffic jams, even playing some vanilla ice jams and travel delays we all associate with the holidays. But some areas like the midwest and parts of the south will likely be worse with up to five inches of snow and slick roads as millions of people head out. Reporter Winter Weather advisories and weekend travel woes. Thats what many can look forward to as travel for the holiday is expected to hit a nineyear high. As usual, whether youre predict today to be one of the worst. Tsa hiring new officers and hiring new k9 teams. Focus is onscreening operations hour by hour at the top 30 airports. Reporter faster security lanes rolled out in new jersey, chicago, and l. A. X. , just in time for the holiday. Weve seen very happy faces. Were seeing people coming ro reporter but that could be offset by the weather set to take the mid of the country by storm. Look at this. Winter weather advisories for parts of wisconsin and minnesota which could bring inches of snow. That same system packing a line of heavy rain and storms through arkansas and tennessee. That could mean delays or cancellations at airports from chicago to new orleans and slippery roads as millions prepare to travel. This picture from l. A. Showing jampacked traffic as the so you may get to your destination, and after thanksgiving dinner, the most important thing is taking home leftovers, right . If you fly, you can stuff stuffing, turkey, even your favorite my your carryon. Unfortunately, mashed potatoes, anything you can spill has to go in the checked. What about with the clips on it . Good luck, if tsa doesnt shes going to start the challenge right there, green beans, tomatoes, potatoes. Clams, yams. No mashed potatoes. Thank you. She was going to be back tomorrow, but. She may be out of play tonight, having nothing to do with the travel schedule. Many are going to be on a plane, and it could be a rough travel experience. It will be slow going for travelers heading to the west and Pacific North west thanks to rain, and were looking at major delays thanks to a storm system bringing in widespread rainfall from chicago to cleveland, all the way down to louisville, wap out watch out for major delays. And travel delays in minnesota. Watch out there. As for your thanksgiving holiday itself, its actually looking very nice. In the Pacific Northwest, we are in the northeast, we are looking at dreary and cloudy conditions, and thats going to be the case for those of you heading out black friday shopping as well, we are looking at rain for the northeast. The city of chattanooga, tennessee is trying to heal after the crash that left five dead. Balloons were released in their memories. The children died when the bus the victims have not been identify. Thre three were fourth grader, and the youngest was in the kindergarten. One woman saw the crash up close. It crashed in her front yard. The kids were screaming so loud. Just tear your heart out. The bus driver is being held on more than 100,000 bail on vehicular homicide and other charges. He only two months ago. Authorities in philadelphia are trying to figure out who sent a package that exploded, seriously injuring the recipient. The man opened the package thinking it was medication. He suffered injuries to his hands and face. The incident was not terror related, but it does appear the victim was targeted. After todays marathon meetings, president elect donald trump is taking a brief break. His mira lago home. He is softening some of his most extreme campaign promises, such as bringing backwater boarding and prosecuting Hillary Clinton. He now says he doesnt want to hurt the clintons. Former new york city mayor, Rudy Giuliani is backing whatever decision trump makes. Theres a tradition that after you win an election, you sort of put things behind i also would be supportive of continuing the investigation. Giuliani is still being considered for the secretary of state job along with mitt romney. And ben carson could be tapped as the next head of housing and urban development. Hes been offered the post along with other cabinet positions. Now last week he said he prefers serving as an adviser, but hes making it clear that hes open to any request from the president elect. Of the dnc, but his spokeswoman says the vp isnt interested in the job. She says he does plan to play deeply involved in shaping the partys future. And the Vice President may not be the dncs man, but hes still the man when it comes to some diehard fans. He stopped and gave an impromptu speech at a thank you uncle joe rally. He told a cheering crowd of about two dozen people that serving them has been the honor of his life. Thank you uncle joe rally. It was a day to honor 21 americans with the honor the medal of freedom. She made it to the stage. By that point everything seemed to be going pretty smoothly. But heres what she posted beforehand. They havent let me into the white house yet because i forgot my id. Ellen was allowed inside moments later. Send a tweet out to 60 million plus followers who will help verify your identity a little bit. Plus the not joking. So means it fact checks the story and its definitely correct. Can you imagine the secret Service Getting that call, sorry, im being honored, but i dont have any id. Were going to have more from the medal of freedom ceremony, includiic jordan and the badgfan in chief. We are getting a jump on black friday deals, well tell you where the best bargains are and where you can hold off. Youre watching world news now. World news now weather achoo you can pick up the flu from surfaces for up to 48 hours. Its like having a sick Family Member in your home. But lysol kills 99. 9 of germs including 8 cold and flu viruses. To help protect your home when heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. It starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. And neutralizes stomach acid at the source. . Tum tum tum tum . Thats spooky. What is it . Ooh. This is from a dash cambi police, reporting a fireball blazing across the night sky in florida, this from monday night. Thats bright. Yeah, it is. The flash of light could be seen in most astronomers say it is probably a bolad, that is an extremely bright meteor that sometimes explodes when it hits the atmosphere. Theres no word on where it or pieces of it landed. A bola, can use that in a sentence today. Black friday is on friday for many retailers, but for some its already on. For many of this years hot wait. Heres rebecca jarvis. The new rules for that black friday bargain hunt. When to buy and where. Black friday isnt a single day. Its every day till christmas that youll find deals. Reporter amazon, best buy, walmart and target already rolling out the deals, like this tv now 580. And at best buy, more than 250 in gift cards with your purchase of an iphone 7. How do these compare to store discounts . You should expect them to match. They have to slash the prices to make it worth it. Reporter for the top deals on tvs, toys and phones, they recommend waiting until blink which flags the best deals when you shop. Around this time of year, youll be getting a lot of emails it outing special offers from our favorite retailers. Our experts say you can ignore them. Theyre not the best deals. Rebecca jarvis. When we come back, new stars crowned. And the big baby anousment from adele. . Skinny . . So skinny . Its skinny time, starting with the newly crowned champions of dancing with the stars. So last nights twohour part two Season Finale reunited all of the contestants as well as knockout bergeron and rick perry performed on stage with vanilla ice, ice baby. Love it. I love seeing the old contestants come back. Yes, and you remember why they got voted off. Oh, maybe sometimes. Its safe to say last nights dances were perfect across the board. Literally, everyone got a perfect out of 40, including this dance. Viennese waltz. And the quickstep and jive kept them alive until the bitter end when they were announced as the runnersup. However, you can probably guess whos taking home the mirror ball trophy. They won it all with the argentine tango. It was rigged from the start. Well, you know, shes an olympic gold medallist. Im saying that gives her an advantage. Im so grateful to even be the mirror ball. I hope through this crazy journey, whether its gymnastics, dancing or anything in the future i can inspire others. Wow, finally got bragging rights in the household. So the olympic gold medallist went on to tell kids her age, doesnt matter what age you are, you can do anything. There are advantages to being a gymnast, but she was also the youngest person in the she said was a struggle for her. A good role model either way. And stay tuned for season 23 cast reunion later on good morning america. The one we thought should have won said it was very welldeserved for her to win. She was fantastic. A little whoopsy happened on camera, look at that. Cameraman falls on the ice. And you see val rush over and the cameraman out. Everybody was kind of little startled by it. They came back on camera after the commercial break, and tom said, well, that he obviously slipped and that hes nursing some injuries back stage. The ice did cause quite a bit of problems last night. Yeah, it was a surface that was meant to look like ice, right . But i guess moisture got on the floor and it ended up being incredibly slippery. Next, to the new details emergency that landed kanye west in the hospital. The 911 call was placed by his personal physician after he reportedly suffered a psychotic break down at the home of his personal trainer. Wests doctor was so afraid that the rapper would hurt first responders, including police that he even put west on whats called a 5150 hold, which allowed him to forcibly admit west to the hospital and handcuffed to a strehe and is being treated for sleep deprivation, exhaustion and dehydration. It happened just hours after he canceled the remaining tour. Days after a rant on the weekend. We havent heard much from the kardashian clan or any official statement. It was an event honoring their father robert kardashian, but Kim Kardashian was not there. Hopefully theyre there and fans are tweeting out the pray forr kanye. And adele finished off her north american tour in phoenix, the last of more than 100 shows. And just before leaving the shows announced, im going to have another baby. The british singer is a mother to 4yearold angelo with her partner simon who surprised her with a she got home reading mummy, you did it. She will continue her live toward through march. Which makes you think that shes not necessarily pregnant now. It will come to a close in auckland, new zealand. Once this tour ends, shes taking a fiveyear break to focus on her family. So when she said, im going to have another baby, she just meant in the general future. At some point. We think. Or maybe just the act of having a baby. Coming up, the 21 remarkable americans who just earned the nations highest civilian honor. Medicare doesnt pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. Then i got a Medicare Supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if youre eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80 of your part b medical expenses. The rest is up to you. About an aarp Medicare Supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare surance company. Like all standardized Medicare Supplement insurance plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesnt pay. And could save you in outofpocket medical costs. To me, relationships matter. 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Take mucinex dm. Ill text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. One pill lasts 12 hours, so. Looks like im good all night some cough medicines only last 4 hours. But just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. Lets end this. Its judgment day. Back seat chefs peer inside your oven. But youve cleaned all bakedon business from meals past with easyoff, so the only thing they see is that beautiful bird. Go ahead. Let em judge. Looking for balance in your digestive system . Try align probiotic. For a nonstop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. Now in kids chewables. . . . Aint no Mountain High enough . . Nothing can keep me, keep me from you . I can just picture her in central park, the rain coming down, but she is there for us, ng it is one of the most remarkable collections of americans. From diana ross to bill gates and Michael Jordan. Theyve been bestowed the nations highest civilian honor. Reporter before the ceremony began, Robert De Niro and the gang, Ellen Degeneris tweeting this, the mannequin challenge inside the white house. Diana ross, Michael Jordan in the crowd of honorees. Ellen once getting the president to dance on her show. The president had ellen in tears. Today, every day in every way, ellen counters what too often divides us with the countless things that bind us together, inspires us to be better, one joke, one dance at a time. Wiping away the tears, a hug from Robert De Niro. His characters are iconic, the sicilian father turned new york mobster, a mobster who runs a casino, a mobster who needs therapy. They were the musicians, diana ross still reigning supreme. Her trademark beauty was there, Bruce Springsteen honored too. I am the president. He is the boss. Reporter and who stands kareem abduljabbar, offering a little help to the president. And Michael Jordan. There is a reason you call somebody the Michael Jordan of. Michael jordan of neurosurgery. Or the Michael Jordan of rabbis, or the Michael Jordan of outrigger canoeing, because Michael Jordan is the Michael Jordan of greatness. He is the definition of somebody everybody recognizes it. All right, our thanks to david muir for that report. And the president also said Something Else about jordan, that hes not just an internet meme. Belweve all seen the crying jordan, and there you have the real crying jordan at the white house. Its the real thing. July, 1983. . . Good morning, im kendis gibson. Heres some of the top stories were following. Donald trump appears to be backing away from his promise to prosecute Hillary Clinton. Hes also changing his stance on climate change, but he is standing by steve balannon. Its one of the busiest travel days of the year, and this year is the busiest in quite a while. Things will be complicated by bad weather in the west and the northwest. A person is being questioned in connection to the shooting of a campus Police Officer in patrol. And scientists may have found the site of the exact location of the first thanksgiving. It had been lost over the last 400 years. Those are some of the top stories were following on this wednesday, thanksgiving eve, november 23rd. From abc news, this is world news now. Pretty cool, that archeological dig. Discovery. It only took 400 years, but then, havent we . So were going to top this hour off with donald trump having an apparent change of heart, it seems on some of his most defined promises. So after slamming the New York Times and the rest of the mainstream media, he sat down for a wideranging interview. During the campaign, he and his supporters repeatedly called for Hillary Clinton to be thrown in jail. But now hes changing that tune. Heres david wright. New york times, backing away from one of his harshest campaign promises. [ crowd chanting lock her up ] the threat to pursue criminal charges against Hillary Clinton. If i win, im going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation. Because there has never been so many lies, so much deception. Reporter trump acknowledged my inclination would be for whatever power i have on the matter is to say lets go forward. This has been looked at for so long, ad nauseam. He didnt entirely rule out prosecuting clinton, but said i think it would be very, very divisive for the country. Earlier, his Senior Adviser said hes now the head of the republican party, and she hopes other republicans follow his lead. If donald trump can help her thing. I think hes thinking of many Different Things as he prepares to be president of the united states. And things on the campaign arent among them. Reporter as he insisted, i dont want to hurt the clintons. Hail trump, hail our people, hail victory reporter in his interview with the times, he also said he disavows and condemns this group. White nationalists meeting in washington who cheered victory with nazi salutes and cries of hiel trump. Its not something i want to energize, and if they are energized i want to look into it and why. The man behind it is richard spencer. Steve bannon has come under fire for his own association with the altright. The president elect defended him, saying if i thought he was a racist or altright i wouldnt bannon will now have a top role at the white house. Trump indicated he will rely on his soninlaw, Jared Kushner for advice, that he could help broker peace between israel and the palestinians. One other head line. Trump suggested he has changed his mind about bringing backwater boarding and other forms of torture after sitting down with james mattis. He said Building Trust is more important. Torture is not going to make t people are thinking. David wright, abc news, trump tower. And the trump family has traveled to mira lago, palm beach for the big Holiday Weekend. A lot of people will be making a similar pilgrim and to their holiday get away. And the experts say this is the best time of day to beat the traffic on whats expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the year. We say good luck. If you are traveling farther than the Grocery Store for the Holiday Weekend you wont be aloin. Aaa estimates almost 49 Million People will travel 50 miles or more, and that means packed roads and terminals. So if you are getting behind the wheel, you want to get out in the next few hours, before 10 00 a. M. The app busiest. Tsa hired 1400 new officers to help with long lines and faster security lanes rolled out in atlanta, new jersey, chicago and l. A. X. But some will likely be crowded, especially in the middle of the country where snow and storms could cause delays from chicago to new orleans. So the standard rule from tsa applies, get to the airport than navigating jampacked roads and airports today, doing the same thing on sunday when most people are heading back home. They dont even have the turkey and stuffing and all the other good stuff. But then after, you know, dysfunctional family get together, you just want to get out of there. Yeah, which is why its more aggravating. It is a little more frustrating. I just checked wais, if i wanted to head down to c. A half hours, not too bad. Dont hit the road yet. Finish watching the show and then you can hit the road. Thank you. And the weathers likely to be a big factor if youre traveling today. Lets get a look at the forecast from accuweather. If youre heading into the Pacific Northwest you could see delays due to rain. Bringing in low clouds and rainfall from chicago to cleveland, down to louisville. We could see major delays there, and snow could mean slowgoing roadways across minneapolis and duluth. Back to you. When we come back, well have the rest of this mornings headlines, including the new security alert. What theyre telling l enforcement. And if youre still hooking for an idea for your thanksgiving dessert, well show you how to make the perfect sweet potato pie. Mm. And one ingredient you may have never thought of that makes all the difference has nothing to do with patti labelle. Youre watching world news now. Now. World news world news now weather, brought to you by points of ugh, its only lunchtime and my cold medicines wearing off. Im dragging. Yeah, that stuff only lasts a few hours. Or, take mucinex. For 12 hours. No thank you very much, shes gonna stick with the shortterm stuff. 12 hours . Guess i wont be seeing you for a while. Is that a bisque . I just lost my appetite. Why take medicines that only last 4 hours, when just one mucinex lasts 12 hours . Start the relief. 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Where an unusually late hurricane has left behind some flooding and is being blamed for at least three deaths. Hurricane otto is expected to make landfall on nicaragua or costa rica. Costa rica has never been hit by a hurricane since reliable records have been kept in the 1800s. In the chattanooga bus crash, the suspect i on bail and faces five counts of vehicular homicide. The bus flipped and crashed into a tree, killing five children, 12 of the children are still in the hospital. Over to the middle east where there are claiming Syrian Rebels are preventing families from leaving eastern aleppo. Rebels are holding some 275,000 bombing efforts. Every hospital in eastern aleppo has now been destroyed. At least 140 civilians have been killed. And local Law Enforcement officials are warned to watch out for terror threats. New York City Police are taking precautions to protect that big thanksgiving parade. A security alert remains throughout the inauguration in january which will attract thousands of a 10yearold boy was skkilled set to be torn down. Investigators are still looking into what happened. The water slide was the tallest in the world. A Southern CaliforniaConvenience Store owner fighting back against a wouldbe robber. Heres the video of an armed robber trying to hold up the store in venice beach, california, and then the owner taking him down. The fight moved onto the street another gun. Eventually the thief just gave up and ran off. The owner was not injured. And four years after the fact, notre dame victories from the 2012 season. The reason for the sanction was academic misconduct orchestrated by an notre dame says it will appeal. I wonder if that includes against boston college. Just a little rivalry there. There are too many to take back. Soccer fans had to sit through what may be the most bizarre delay. Grounds crews had to paint over the lines because they were too narrow. They had moved the semifinal goalie boxes werent the right size. So they delayed the match nearly 40 minutes. Mont tral i used to play soccer and i cant imagine picking up on that. Then again, i guess its the whole over level where theyre doing it every day. I watch soccer once every four years. Does that count as anything . No. Coming up, the perfect finishing touch for your thanksgiving feast. If pumpkin or apple pie isnt your thing, how about sweet potato . Youre watching world news now. Sweet potato pie . Theres the song. The sweet potato pie song. The domino, his name is domino. He went on to great hits such as pumpkin pie , apple pie, pecan pie. Many americans will finish off their thanksgiving dinners with a slice of pie or two. And we were checking out how to make a sweet potato pie that would give for her money. And we check in with the insomniac kitchen. We are kicking off the holiday with joy the baker who is going to show us how to make her amazing sweet potato pie. And this is one of your dads specialties, right . This is my dads specialty. I think it was kind of the third sibling in the family, my dad makes it every year. He perfected this recipe and let so were going to start by making pie crust from scratch. It starts with flour. Weve got flour, sugar and salt. We want to add a little flavor and balance to the pie crust so it doesnt taste super clean. So i added the sugar. And well throw in salt for balance, and for the fat, im using criscos allvegetable, butterflavored shortening. This is half a couple of shortening. Nows the fun cutter and work all these ingredients together. Could you have the confidence . I think you can do it. Well see how i can youve got the wrist action. A and im going to pour in butter milk. And im going to find a spoon to zhuszh it all together. Zhuszh it. Its like fluffing the im going to knead this together. Just suggest that disk. When it comes out of the refrigerator it will be chilled and easier to roll out. So our pie doughs rested in the e from time to time for an hour. Were not going to roll it out in one fell swoop. Start in the center and lightly press down and rockac forth, then rotate the dough and do it again. I think weve got a good shape. Now we have to get the beautiful pie crust into the pan. While we make the filling im going to put it in the refrigerator. I want the shortening and butter milk to rechill. And well make the filling and pour it in there, sound good . Sounds wonderful. These potatoes have been boiling how long . Until theyre soft. Brown sugar. All mixed together. Mixed together. And then dads secret ingredient. Sounds a little crazy. What is it . Coriander. And add a pinch of salt. And were going to add some butter, too. And the butter melts and gets really delicious. Do you want to mash these . This is evaporated milk. So im going to break thesegg into this bowl and just whisk them up a little bit. Lets add some vanilla to the potato mixture. Im going to add the remaining granulated sugar to my eggs. Lets just pour it into our do you want to hold the bowl . Thank you. Great. Put this in the oven. Lets do it, lets bake our pie. How long does it bake . 45 minutes. Our pie is ready. Our pie is done. Dive in. Go for it. See if i this pie is to die for. Try it. Thank you to joy the baker, and happy thanksgiving to you. Happy thanksgiving. You hear that . Oh, my god. I already did. You are a liar ooh ooh, ooh. One, two, three. Awesome. That is great. You know, deb never eats our pies. So deb, i know you want some pie, come on, here you go. Here you go. I dont you still have some here. Oh, man. Room, room, room, room just eat it eat it mash it in there [ laughter ] have to forcefeed. Its great. It makes you sing like patti. Approaching medicare eligibility . 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Let em judge. achoo you can pick up the flu from surfaces for up to 48 hours. Its like having a sick Family Member in your home. But lysol kills 99. 9 of germs including 8 cold and flu viruses. To help protect your home lysol that. Hey julie, i know todays critical, but i really. Need a sick day. Head, no sick days medicine. . You should be dancin . . Yeah . . Dancin . . Yeah . Can you tell we have a sugar high after eating all that pie . I dont know where it went. It went right over here. L night for dancing as the final three couples did battle on the dance floor for dancing with the stars. It came down to those crucial final seconds. We are joined from l. A. With the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The judges weighed in. The fans voted, and the mirror ball trophy winner and a starstudded and festive finale for season 23s dancing with the stars, with all of the original celebrity contestants out on the dance floor, and several live performances. Including this seasons contestants vanilla ice and baby face bringing the holiday spirit. . Sleigh bells ring . Reporter but it all came down to the three finalists a just 24 hours to rehearse. First up, james hinchcliffe. I wish i could dance like you. . Tuttifrutti . Reporter then it was megatron, Calvin Johnson junior. You make us happy. You make us want to dance. Reporter and finally, going laurie hernandez. The hosts first revealed this seasons third place celebrity. Calvin and lindsey. Reporter then the big moment the dancing with the stars champion. Laurie and val reporter and it doesnt end here. The finalists will now head overnight to new york where they will appear first thing on good morning america. Very fun. I still think james should have won. I now, you were rooting for james. Hes a race car driver, right . You dont expect him to dance. He flat lined. Laurie also was fantastic. He flat lined. Not on the dance floor. No, that would be me on the this morning on world news now, grieving families recall warning signs. Were learning more about the driver of the school bus in that deadly crash, including his past behavior on and off the road. Hear why some parents thought there was a problem before well have a full report from the scene. On the move, one of the busiest travel days of the year. Everyone hoping to get home for the holiday. There are major trouble spots were tracking right now. A live report ahead. Giving thanks for one mothers ultimate sacrifice. The woman who lost her son, but gained a brand new extended family touched by his final act of Organ Donation including the recipient of a groundbreaking face transplant. Our cameras there for the emotional reunion. Stressing about prepping the its nothing a drone cant handle. See how the high flying can help in the kitchen can can or not so much. Its wednesday, november 23rd, it is thanksgiving eve. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning to you all. We start with the latest from tennessee where were learning more about the driver arrested in a Deadly School bus crash. Last night, balloons were released during a vigil to the five children killed, ranging from the age of being from kindergarten to fourth grade. Meanwhile, the police say johnthony walker, the driver, was involved in a collision two months ago. Heres more from chattanooga. Reporter good morning to you. 12 children are still here at the hospital, six in stable, six still in critical. Their bus driver is still in jail charged with vehicular homicide, and police say more charges are likely. Chattanooga after five children, included 9yearold cordea jones, died in this horrific crash. New details outlined in Court Documents allege johnthomy, the driver of the mangled school bus, was speeding, causing walker to left and right crashing into a pole and a tree. A horror story, just totally tragic scene, and we saw the children, some of them, escaping through the roof hatch. Reporter one of the boys on the bus said the driver did not help and just walked away from e scene. Johnthony just started turning, like the bus turned twice. Reporter some parents were concerned. Theres been times hes going faster than he probably should have been going. Reporter ntsb investigators from d. C. Are now in tennessee to get to the bottom of this. The totality of the situation, well try to determine what caused this and event it from happening again. Reporter police, in the meantime, revealing so far a warrant has been issued to remove the black box and video cameras from the bus for clues. And theyre also awaiting blood test results from the driver. With the children still recovering here, we are now learning the 24yearold only got his license to drive that bus in april. And just two months ago, he was in another crash which ntsb Officials Say they are looking into as part oei kendis and die can an. Elizabeth, thank you. A lot of questions left to be answer in that case. Severe weather is said to cause severe travel issues today. Travelers in the midwest and northwest are most likely to see weatherrelated delays today. Well get the forecast in just a moment, but its also going to be crowded out there whether you going by road or air. Look at some of these highway scenes there. Oh, the memories. We are joined now by jenae with more on that story. Too early for that much traffic already. Absolutely, but i mean, todays going to be a bad day, no matter how youre traveling, but theres good news and bad news. Thanksgiving travel hits a nineyear high according to aaa. That means more people getting out and spending the holiday with family, good news, right . With all that comes those traveling headaches. If youre not already at your holiday destination, you may end andstill traffic jams. Ve aaa estimates 43. 5 million americans will drive at let the drives app ways found today the worst day to get wind the wheel. And the big concern today, some weather moving in this morning could make driving worse with slick roads from minneapolis to new orleans. Winter weather advisories issued for parts of minnesota and wisconsin with snow in some areas where state troopers already responded to more than 200 wrecks following the first if you are driving, experts say get on the road before 10 00 this morning for the best bet to avoid traffic. If youre flying, that same system brings rain to chicago, a major traffic hub, and storms in memphis and south of houston and travel delays there. At the airport, the tsa always says two hours early. But remember to factor in traffic on the roads if you drive to the airport and any weather that could slow you down. So, guys, a lot to plan for as you head out, but a big payoff. Im tired already. The turkey. I have not had the food, but the road looks festive with the red lights. Absolutely. Thank you so much. Janai norman, thanks so much. Great to have you here. We did see that map that jania mentioned that showed a lot of weatherrelated problems right in the midwest. It means delays in the northwest as well as in the midwest. Accuweathers cam tran has the forecast for us. Cam, good morning. Rough bringing widespread st rainfall from chicago to cleveland all the way down to louisville. So watch out for delays there. Further down to the north, it is cold enough that its snow in duluth and minneapolis. Slow going there. For the holiday itself, its looking good, green means go. Other than delays in the Pacific Northwest and northeast. Back to you. Thank you, cam. Were going to get to some breaking news and its coming from detroit where another Police Officer has been shot officer, collin rose, is fighting for his life at this hour after being shot in the head. Officials said rose was patrolling an area off campus when the attack took place. A person of interest is in custody and is being interrogated. Rose is at least the fifth officer shot on duty across this country just since the weekend. The suspect charged in the ambushstyle Fatal Shooting of a san antonio Police Officer got married the day after the attack. Documents. It appears that otis mccain may have been trying to keep his wife from having to testify against him. The d. A. Says any conversations before the shooting would be admissible. Funeral Services Held for the murdered officer next week. A postelection surge for stocks has all three major averages opening ator record highs this morning. The dow starts above 19,000 for the first time ever. It has closed at a record high now six times in the two weeks since Donald Trumps election. Markets are closed tomorrow for thanksgiving and will close early on friday. Also on the economic front, a federal judge blocked a new requirement for 4 million workers to get overtime pay. The Obama Administration sought to raise the amount of money those workers could make from nearly 24,000 to nearly 47,000 before being exempt from overtime. But 21 states challenged that proposed rule and now a federal judge in texas has pushed its Effective Date back indefinitely while he awaits a challenge to that rule. There are so many people who different uses for drones. Apparently this one person has found a unique use for his drone. Yeah. Anyone looking for a creative way to prepare their thanksgiving meal . There it is. The drone peels potatoes and carrots, a creative use there. When it comes to mixing things, though, this is a deep fryer. They say to stay away from the deep fryer, right . So the drone is a good way to handle that. Chopping, though, did not go you can see theres the final plate. Oh, yeah. It looks just like a hot mess. Not the neatest. It looks more like the after than the before. I do like the deep fryer method, though. Thats a good one. I do like that as well. Would be a good creative way for those who dont like the kitchen but like gadgets to help you help you. Or go outside and play with the drone to get out of your way. Coming up, separating the said that if elected, he couldnt care less about his company. But now the growing conflicts of interest could make turning his back on his business nearly impossible. And the unforgettable encounter between a woman who lost her son but gained a brand new family in the lives he touched with his death. Remember to find us on facebook at wnnfans. Com and on twitter. Youre watching world news now. One pill fights congestion no thank you very much, shes gonna stick with the shortterm stuff. 12 hours . 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In an interview with the New York Times, trump no longer appeared interested in prosecution Hillary Clinton saying it would be very divisive on climate change, he now says he has an open mind. A break from previous remarks that it was a hoax. Trump is backing away from advocating waterboarding. He disavoied the white nationalists who seb brated his election, but denied that steve bannon is racist, defending him in his words as a decent guy who has been treated unfairly. Mr. Trump is also facing plans to untangle the potential conflicts of interest between his business and his office. Keeping a distance from inside the white house could be nearly impossible for him to do. Abcs brian ross investigates. Reporter with growing concerns how he continues to push the business measures, mes, the law is on my side. Ork the president cant have a conflict of interest. But throughout the campaign, trump had pledged to leave his Business Empire behind. If i become president , i couldnt care less about my company. Weeks since the election, trump has taken time to meet with the Indian Developers of two trump towers in their country who posted this picture and then took it down. He complained to a british politician about eyesore Wind Turbines near his scottish golf course. And hes bostoned his brand is now hotter than ever. His daughter, ivankas Jewelry Company trying to cash in on 60 minutes to sell her line of 10,000 bracelets. Since then, trump included his japanese Prime Minister as she prepares to take over his company, which already is seeking deals in asia. Trump defended that saying, if it were up to some people, i would never ever see my daughter ivanka again. Trump has investments or deals in at least 18 countries around the world. Now some of his own adviserses fear the president elect is already creating conflicts. Youre going to have foreign entities and foreign offers sweetheart deals in hope of favorable actions from the president of the united states. Reporter there are also questions whether trump, as president , take actions to help a huge jer ran bank that loaned him nearly 300 million. Trump used the money to design a golf course in florida and build hotels in chicago at his new one in washington. But Deutsche Bank is also now the target of two major investigations by the u. S. Ssible 14 billion settlement which could imperil the bank and loans. Senator blumenthal is calling for a special prosecutor to ensure the Justice Department does not back down. Theres a clear conflict of interest between Donald Trumps personal business interests and his public duties, in fact, the public trust. Reporter donald trump said siness perfectly and run the country perfectly, adding theres never been a case like this. There is no law that requires a president to sell off his business interests or put them in a blind trust. Mr. Trump said hed like to do something to address concerns, but is suggesting he could still be involved in the business in me limited way, and theres nothing legally to prevent him from doing that. Brian ross, abc news, new york. All right, brian, thanks. Coming up, the Ground Breaking face transplate. The donors mother meeting the recipient for the first time. Were going to show you that emotional encounter next. Youre watching world news world news now continues one year ago, a one year ago, pat firefighter b badly burned in the line of duty endured the most expensive face transplant ever attempted. This morning, were witnessing the tearful First Encounter between he and the mother of the donor. Were up all night line with abcs juju chang. I believe we have reporter its been more than a year since nancy lost her son, dave rodebaugh. Come on, mom. We were really close. It was almost like twins. Reporter she raised him as a single mother, their tight bond country working together as craft fairs. But it was his love of bicycles that brought him to new york, flying through the airings defying gravity, thats david ripping around at a red bulls concert race in 2014. You cant think about it and just go, go, go. Reporter a year after winning the race, he suffered a head injury in a bike accident while riding home from work. He wasnt wearing a helmet. After clinging to life for three weeks, nancy made the heart breaking decision to let him go. Somehow. I think he knew he was going to be giving. Reporter can dave had chosen to be an organ donor and he was also a Perfect Match for an experimental surgery nearly 15 years in the making. An unprecedented procedure to give pat hartison a new face. The volunteer firefighter and father from mississippi ran into a Burning House searching for he was lucky to survive. The fire robbed him of his scalp, ears, and nose and eyelids and lips were also gone. Take off your ears for me please. Reporter desperation led him to dr. Rodriguez at nyus medical center. The pioneering surgeon in the emerging field of face transplants had been looking for the perfect patient, and pat was the one. It takes 12 hours to remove the donors face. In operating rooms across the city, four other patients are being prepped for lifesaving operations. Among those saved on this day, two young boys and a 58yearold woman who had all been desperately waiting for transplants. Every day, 22 americans die waiting for a life saving transplant. Nationally, only 50 of eligible adults are even registered as organ donors. So its been more than a year since youve been here . Yes. Reporter its been a tough year for nancy. Death, she was also battling cancer. Now nancy is going to meet the people whose lives were saved by davids organs, including pat. One by one, they came down the stairs. Hi, my names nancy. Im nancy. Reporter three families now intertwined with nancys. When i knew you were a firefighter, i knew you had the strength to go through this. I had no hesitation. Look at your face. Look at patricks face. Beautiful. You are beautiful. The best day of my life was the day david was born. This is the second best day of my life. Wow, what an amazing experience there. And david not only donated his face, but also his heart, his liver, his kid thee, bone, skin, corn ca his cornea, so saved quite a few lives. A great way to celebrate organ donor, sign up for it. More than 120,000 people in the u. S. On the waiting lists waiting. What a great story. Several juju, thanks to bringing that to us. Coming up, how to avoid talking politics over turkey. The mix is next. . Holy night . . Sleep in heavenly peace . . Sleep in heavenly peace . coughs cough doesnt sound so good. Take mucinex dm. Ill text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. One pill lasts 12 hours, so. Looks like im good all night some cough medicines only last 4 hours. But just one mucinex its judgment day. The inlaws, the typea cousins, siblings and back seat chefs have all assembled but youve cleaned off all the bakedon business from meals past with easyoff, so the only thing they see is that big, beautiful bird. Mmmmm go ahead. Let em judge. My sweethearts gone sayonara. This scarf all thats left to remem. Happy anniversary dinner, darlin can this much love be cleaned by a little bit of dawn ultra . Oh yeah two bottles of this bargain brand. Time now for the mix, and coming up on thanksgiving, many look forward to sitting around the table with family good times, yes. And some of you maybe arent looking forward to sitting around the table with your family. But twitter users are trying to help those who fall in the latter category with a hashtag of how to avoid politics at thanksgiving. Will be tough this year. Some of the highlights . Just say wrong in response to everything they say. Mom, what do you think of trump . Wrong. Okay. That works. That should go over well. Tell your family you have a girlfriend, the art of distraction there. Just dont go. That one is not recommended. Thats a good avoid. I dont think that ones house, though. And then the ones i found make sure you make pot brownies for dessert, and as soon as somebody starts talking politics, start singing bohemian rhapsody. . Ooh oh, yeah, oh, yeah . Were at different parts of the song. What do you think of trump . . Hes just a poor boy from a poor family . Like, what, what are you talking about . Obviously that would be a distraction. Jumping the gun here. Thats okay. I really want to get to the cats. Cats are cute. You know how when you can ride your bike or go for a run, your gps on the nike app or different apps, they can kind of follow you around and make weird objects. No. I dont do either one of those activities. Those exercises. But normal people do. Theres one person in san route in San Francisco, all to be able to like out a turkey. That is awesome. He started at the castro, and then he went to the finish line in central park in San Francisco they took the route for their fourth year in a row. His name is brett loubry. Cool. Looks like it was drawn on an etchasketch. Am i dating myself like that . And so back to the cats, right . Yes. We all know cat videos are popular on line, but now cat photographs are making the rounds, and these come from david and sara in the uk who started recreating movie scenes with their cats. Theres one from e. T. Weve got another one from alien. Oh, god, that poor cat. Theres also the real alien versus the cat doing the job there. Oh, the shining. Heres johnny. Perfect. Making the pottery. Yeah. Well, the cat got in on that making news in america this morning, the holiday rush already under way. Highways packed and the airports are filling up on one of the busiest travel days of the year. The weather is making things worse in some parts with snow, rain and ice. Trumps transition is on hold for the holiday. Touched down for florida or in florida, rather, for thanksgiving but not before meeting with the New York Times where he retreated on some campaign promises. Caught on camera the store owner who refused to be a victim fighting off an armed robber. And champions in the ballroom. The dancing with the stars finale wraps up with the best performances yet so who took